As reported in today’s New York Times, food trucks that have treated hungry Midtown workers to elevated cuisine and sweet treats on-the-go are being sternly swooshed from the neighborhood by police officers. How come? According to the story written by Glenn Collins, “…police activity is a result of a May 24 ruling by Judge Geoffrey D. Wright in New York…
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Food Apps Review of the Week: BBQ
The weather’s warm, the coals are hot and it’s time to grill. When it comes to cooking, it doesn’t get much better than taking raw food and exposing it to an open flame. Here are four apps that aim to make this barbecue season the most rewarding yet.
Marijuana as Food Flavoring
As marijuana reaches higher levels of legality and semi-legality across the United States, an accompanying interest in, and knowledge about, ways in which the plant can be consumed has also increased. Most Americans are familiar with the idea of pot brownies, those treats so ubiquitous in high school in college, made by mixing some cheap marijuana into boxed brownie batter….
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H&H Bagels to Close Its UWS Shop
H&H Bagels, the 40-year-old Upper West Side of Manhattan institution, will be shutting its doors this Monday. According to a story in the Wall Street Journal, owner Helmer Toro — who opened the diminutive breakfast-staple spot in 1972 with his brother-in-law, Hector Hernandez — is closing due to economic difficulties, likely stemming from serious tax issues he had in 2009….
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Food App Review of the Week: Grocery Time
Grocery Time Developer: Western Mobile Solutions Cost: $1.99 Runs on: iPhone Website: www.grocerytimeapp.com It’s a sad truth, but a fact nonetheless: we waste too much food in this country. I know I’m guilty. I’m sure there’s something in the back of my refrigerator that’s beginning to turn as I write this review. Once again, however, technology is here to swoop…
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Chinese Scientists Clone Human Milk
In the ever-astounding world of genetic research, scientists at the State Key Laboratory in Agrobiotechnology in China have figured out how to introduce “human genetic coding into the DNA of Holstein dairy cow embryos,” according to a story by Haze Fan and Maxim Duncan in todays’ Reuters. Yeah, our thoughts exactly: WHOA! The point of all this lab-coat hocus-pocus? To produce…
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